[Little Bill]

My Grandfather used to say that a persons real education is at home. If you can install real values and point out the crap, a big gold star for the forehead if they can recognize what you have taught them is true.

[andy58-in-nh]

My Grandfather used to say that a persons real education is at home

I think that's exactly right. The quality of American education started to decline the moment we forgot that the primary responsibility for educating our kids lies with their parents and only then with school teachers. As a matter of fact, a whole lot of other things started to slip when we abdicated personal responsibility in favor of government care and security...